Presenting the scholarship certificate to Omar Boone is Dr. Cheryl Evans, NOC President. Pictured (L-R): Jeremy Hise, NOC Athletic Director; Sheri Snyder, NOC Foundation Executive Director; Granvil Hays who is representing the Hays family; President Cheryl Evans, Omar Boone, Jacquline Boone and Maverick head coach Donnie Jackson. (photo by John Pickard/Northern Oklahoma College)
Posted: Jan 23, 2018
NOC Maverick freshman basketball player Omar Boone was named the recipient of the Donald R. Hays Scholarship recipient for the 2018-2019 academic year. 
The late Ms. Eleanor Hays established this scholarship is 1991 in memory of her husband, Mr. Donald R. Hays who was a former basketball player at Northern (at the time it was called the University Preparatory School) and the University of Oklahoma.
Boone received this scholarship award for being a male sophomore basketball player who attained the highest grade point average during his freshman year at Northern Oklahoma College. Boone is a Physical Education major who graduated from Casady High School in Oklahoma City.